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Dec 13, 2011 | 05:26 PM

beersy50

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From: Otego NY

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Today on the way home from work my truck was suddenly having, like a burst of power. The best way I can explain it is: like in the arcade racing games when you hit the "nitro," it would suddenly just take off and run. I have been hardly driving it till last week (no its winter here) and I haven't recently fixed anything. So any thoughts would be nice.

Also on a side note my Battery light is on. I have 3 good batteries and a on board battery charger that I plug in every night so the batteries should be mostly charged all the time. This isn't causing any problems other than my curiosity.

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Dec 13, 2011 | 05:35 PM

eatont9999

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How much fuel is in the tank? Sounds like the air in the fuel going to the IP.

Dec 13, 2011 | 05:53 PM

beersy50

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I have no idea, the fuel guage dosen't work. I just switch tanks if it starts to run out. I have an electric fuel pump which helps that situation a bit.

Dec 13, 2011 | 05:58 PM

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Battery light is probably an indicator of alternator issues. Check the voltage while running for starters.

Dec 13, 2011 | 06:00 PM

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AIR an electric pump will suck air as well as a mechanical one. Your problem is between the e-pump and the tank. It is possible that your filter is stopped up, or your ip is on it's way out, but I would suspect air.

Dec 13, 2011 | 06:09 PM

beersy50

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I hope its not the IP, I just put that on last fall and its only got maybe 500 miles on it.

I just thought of this: tonight when I got home I left the fuel pump running and bled the schrader valve and got a little burp of air. But I haven't bled it in forever.